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The Tippet March 2021
Clearwater Fly Casters
www.clearwaterflycasters.com
A Federation of Fly Fishers Club
Zoom Meeting
The club will hold its second Virtual
Meeting via Zoom on March 10, 2021.
The Zoom meeting site will be opened
at 6:00 PM to allow time for members
to logon and meet and greet members.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 PM
with fishing reports, committee reports
and a few brief announcements.
The formal presentation at 7:00 PM
entitled "The last best place for
recovery" will be a discussion of
salmon and steelhead policy as well as
outreach and engagement in the Snake
River basin by:
Eric Crawford, North Idaho Field
Coordinator, Angler Conservation
Project, Trout Unlimited.
Abstract – Snake River basin salmon and steelhead returns are at historic lows. Learn about the factors that
affect their abundance and why the Snake River basin is the last best place to restore and recover these icons
of the Northwest.
To Join the Meeting Follow Directions Provided by Zoom:
Either click on the link provided or enter the Meeting ID and passcode into your Zoom app. The Meeting can
also be accessed by mobile phone as indicated below.
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March 10, 2021. Zoom Meeting
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starting at 6:00 PM with members
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reports followed by a presentation by
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Eric Crawford / North Idaho Field
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Coordinator, Trout Unlimited.
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Passcode: 413033 April 14, 2021. Club Zoom Meeting
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbfyzzzkG3 starting at 6:00 PM
May 1, 2021: Amber Lake Fish Out
Back Cast:
Buck Ryan, Executive Director, Snake River Waterkeeper May 2021: Potluck at Tharp’s in
discussed advocacy for clean water and the effects of the four Palouse, WA (Date and time to be
Snake river dams on fish passage and survival. determined and subject to Covid-19
Our first virtual meeting via Zoom was well attended with restrictions)
upwards of 26 member participants, as shown in the photo below. June 18-19, 2021: North Fork Coeur
Buck provided compelling information on the effects of the dams d’Alene Fish Out, Meet at Devils’
on water temperatures, fish passage and consequences for Elbow Campground.
anadromous fish. He also discussed other sources of pollution of
the water shed and efforts his organization is making toward July 9-10, 2021: St. Joe Fish Out,
rectifying and mitigating the sources of pollution. Fly Flat Campground
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General Club Information:
May Potluck. Dave and Sharon Tharp have graciously offered to hold a potluck event at their place in
Palouse sometime in May. The event will be subject to restrictions regarding Covid-19. Further information
on this potential event will appear in the April Tippet.
Scholarships. Cliff Swanson received three scholarship applications from students at the University of
Idaho. The applications were recently reviewed by the Executive Committee resulting in the award of a
scholarship to William Lubenau who is a fisheries graduate student working towards a Master of Science
Degree. The purpose of his project is to estimate the proportion of the wild steelhead population that is
caught and released by anglers (encounter rate) and to estimate how well steelhead survive after being caught
and released. The study is focused on the Snake, Salmon, and Clearwater rivers, but also includes Snake
River tributaries in Washington and Oregon. The successful recipient will receive a scholarship of $1500 and
will make a brief presentation describing his project at an upcoming club meeting.
Fly Casting Instruction. Robin Barnes of Moscow High School is requesting assistance with Fly Casting
instruction and hopes to begin in early May; however, everything is on hold due to Covid concerns.
Calendars. Steve Bush still has two calendars available for sale at his Moscow office. Two versions of the
calendar are: "This is What Fly Fishing Teaches Us and "The Art of the Fly."
Beans & Jeans, a Habitat for Humanity organization, will hold an on-line auction and a take-out barbecue
dinner from Saturday April 10th to Saturday April 17th. The barbecue will be provided by Birch and Barley
restaurant in Pullman. For additional details on this event, see page 6 of this Newsletter.
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Banquet The CCA annual banquet originally scheduled for the
Holiday Inn in Clarkston has been postponed until fall.
Next Executive Committee Meeting. Our next Virtual Executive Committee meeting will be April 6th at
6:00 pm. Any member wishing to participate in the upcoming meeting of the Committee should contact Fred
Muehlbauer for information needed to access the meeting via Zoom.
Membership
Membership Chair, Paul Agidius, indicated we currently have only about 14 members who have paid
their dues for the 2020-2022 membership period. Given the fact that we are unable to hold general
meetings due to Covid-19, it was agreed that membership dues paid in 2020 will also cover dues for 2021.
Thus, members will have two years of membership for the cost of one year of dues. Members are
encouraged to renew their membership by sending a check for their dues to Lynn Youngblood, P.O. Box
394, Pullman, Washington 99163. CFC membership dues are $25/yr. for individuals, $35/yr. for
families, $10/yr. for students, $50/yr. sustaining, and $300/lifetime.
Upon renewal, members will receive a 50th Anniversary Clearwater Fly Casters club pin.
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Conservation Committee:
Legislative Update – February 25, 2021
We are nearly half-way through the 2021 legislative session and have several updates to provide on CCA
Washington’s advocacy efforts on behalf of conservation and recreational angling.
Despite challenging conditions due to COVID, we’ve made maintaining our advocacy efforts in Olympia a
key priority. Please consider donating to CCA today in support of this work and stay tuned for additional
updates and Action Alerts as we enter the final stages of the legislative session.
Columbia River Gillnets
Following a December 2020 work session of the Senate Natural Resources Committee where WDFW
Director Kelly Susewind finally conceded that gillnets aren’t selective and don’t help us maintain hatchery
production, CCA has been working to hold WDFW and the Commission accountable for their September
decision to reduce selective recreational fisheries by as much as 25% to return non-selective gillnets to the
mainstem Columbia River during the spring, summer and fall seasons. An unlikely coalition of organizations
came out against the Commission decision and urged Governor Inslee and Oregon Governor Kate Brown to
block the reckless policy decision that was orchestrated by WDFW Commissioner Donald McIsaac.
Governor Inslee’s WDFW budget request included $1.1 million for a Columbia River gillnet buyback, but the
program does not appear to be connected to any gill net policy reforms. Instead, the gillnet fleet would
receive over $1 million in public funds while also benefiting from an expansion in mainstem gillnetting
under the Commission’s September policy decision. Last year, Governor Inslee vetoed a $550,000 buyback
that was tied to an actual reduction in active gillnetting.
CCA already sent a letter to WDFW opposing this type of gillnet industry subsidy and have shared our
concerns with legislators who oppose WDFW’s alarming Columbia River gillnet policies -- including the
nearly 40 Senators and Representatives who wrote in opposition to the Commission’s policy. WDFW
Director Kelly Susewind previously dismissed these letters by claiming that legislative opinion was mixed on
Columbia River gillnets, but when asked wouldn’t name a single legislator that supported the Commission’s
misguided decision.
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Fly of the Month: “Improved Sparkle Dun (BWO)”
HOOK : Dry Fly, Tiemco 100 or equivalent,
size : 14,16,18,20,22,24
Thread : Uni-thread Olive Dun 8/0
Tail/Shuck: Zelon.
Abdomen: Olive Dun tying thread or BWO
Goose biot or Olive dubbing
Thorax: Olive dubbing
Wing: Zelon and Comparadun deer dyed dun
This is a simple and extremely effective pattern
from Mike Lawson at Blue Ribbon Flies. Easy
to tie, even in small sizes (necessary for BWO)
this improved version has one small
modification with the zelon that makes it float
higher and longer and also makes it more
visible. That is very important on small flies.
Mount debarbed hook in vise. Note: Most flies
benefit from as few as possible thread wraps and smooth flat turns. To accomplish this using the smallest
thread size that is practical is the first step. In addition, most threads will flatten by rotating in a counter-
clockwise fashion. Tie in, extend the thread to a length that will allow the bobbin to hang without touching
the counter. Spin counterclockwise and you will see the thread widen and flatten. This is virtually a standard
practice in tying all flies. You will also need to continue to spin as you wrap, because the act of wrapping
put turns back in. Tie thread on, starting two eye lengths from eye and advance in tight touching turns to
above the hook barb. Return the hook in tight touching turns to the tie in point and let the bobbin hang.
Select a small clump of deer hair, trim from hide and clean away the underfur. Stack and tie in at the one
third mark on top of the hook shank. Be careful not to spin or let the hair rotate on the hook. The length is
about the same as the hook shank, Secure the deer by tying toward the hook bend. Do not worry about
standing the hair at this time. Let the bobbin hang at the one third mark.
Select a hank of zelon, square cut one end, to even the tips. Tie in at the same spot as the deer and leave the
square cut end even with the tips of the deer hair. Continue to tie in the zelon moving in tight, touching turns
to the hook bend, stopping above the barb. Trim the zelon to slightly less than the length of the hook shank.
Advance the thread in tight, touching turns to the deer hair. Lift a section of zelon and deer and holding up
and slightly back make one or two turns of thread. Repeat going forward until all the deer/zelon are upright
and secure. Let the bobbin hang.
Select BWO dry fly, fine dubbing and form a small noodle. Wrap the dub around the wing in a figure eight
finishing in front of the wing.
Whip finish.
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Page 6Clearwater Fly Casters PO Box 394 Pullman, WA 99163 The Tippet Clearwater Fly Casters March 2021 Clearwater Fly Casters Officers & Committee Chairs 2020 President Open Vice President Open Past President Karen Zacharisen Zacharisen60@gmail.com Treasurer Lynn Youngblood kaylynn4341@gmail.com Secretary Tony McDonnell mcdonnell@frontier.com (208-883-9757) FFF Representative Steve Bush moscowtitle@moscow.com (208-882-4564) Conservation Chair Doug Baldwin dougbaldwin318@gmail.com (509-334-1630) Membership Chair Paul Agidius pagidius@moscow.com Program Chair Joe Vaughan josephvaughan9@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Fred Muehlbauer f.muehlj@gmail.com (509-338-7010) Webmaster Cliff Swanson clswan12@gmail.com Now on Facebook! Locate us by searching Clearwater Fly Casters Membership and Monthly Meeting: CFC membership dues are $25/yr. for individuals, $35/yr. for families, $10/yr. for students, $50/yr. sustaining, $300/lifetime. When the Pandemic is behind us, meetings will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from September through May. Meetings are at the Best Western University Inn, 1516 Pullman Rd, Moscow, Idaho. Wet Fly Hour 5:30 PM, Dinner at 6:30 PM and Program at 7:30 PM.
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